“The Game Board has been Flipped: Now is a good time to rethink what you’re doing” by LintzA
Introduction Several developments over the past few months should cause you to re-evaluate what you are doing. These include: Updates toward short timelines The Trump presidency The o1 (inference-tim...
29 Jan 202526min
“The Upcoming PEPFAR Cut Will Kill Millions, Many of Them Children” by Omnizoid
Edit 1/29: Funding is back, baby! Crossposted from my blog. (This could end up being the most important thing I’ve ever written. Please like and restack it—if you have a big blog, please write about...
28 Jan 20258min
“GiveWell raised less than its 10th percentile forecast in 2023” by Rasool
In 2023[1] GiveWell raised $355 million - $100 million from Open Philanthropy, and $255 million from other donors. In their post on 10th April 2023, GiveWell forecast the amount they expected to raise...
28 Jan 20251min
“In defense of the certifiers” by LewisBollard
Note: This post was crossposted from the Open Philanthropy Farm Animal Welfare Research Newsletter by the Forum team, with the author's permission. The author may not see or respond to comments on thi...
27 Jan 202515min
“Preparing Effective Altruism for an AI-Transformed World” by Tobias Häberli
In recent years, many in the Effective Altruism community have shifted to working on AI risks, reflecting the growing consensus that AI will profoundly shape our future. In response to this significa...
24 Jan 20252min
“What are we doing about the EA Forum? (Jan 2025)” by Sarah Cheng 🔸
This post is my personal perspective. I’m sure that my colleagues on the Forum Team and at CEA disagree with parts of this. However, since I am the Interim EA Forum Project Lead, I recognize that my o...
19 Jan 202518min
“What I’m celebrating from EA and adjacent work in 2024” by Emma Lou
As 2024 draws to a close, I’m reflecting on the work and stories that inspired me this year: those from the effective altruism community, those I found out about through EA-related channels, and those...
19 Jan 20257min
“Voluntary Salary Reduction” by Jeff Kaufman 🔸
Until recently I thought Julia and I were digging a bit into savings to donate more. With the tighter funding climate for effective altruism we thought it was worth spending down a bit, especially ...
19 Jan 20252min
